English Premier League

Southampton vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 73': Ollie Watkins
  • 79': Donyell Malen
  • 90'+4': John McGinn

Aston Villa inflict latest defeat on already-relegated Southampton

Aston Villa took time to break down home resistance before earning a 3-0 win at relegated Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
  • 1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 3': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
  • 3': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
  • 12': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 17': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
  • 20': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ezri Konsa.
  • 26': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
  • 26': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
  • 29': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton).
  • 31': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 31': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.
  • 35': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
  • 38': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
  • 38': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Paul Onuachu (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Aston Villa 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Tyler Dibling replaces Paul Onuachu.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ezri Konsa.
  • 52': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 54': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 58': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 59': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
  • 61': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Cameron Archer.
  • 61': Substitution, Southampton. Will Smallbone replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  • 62': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
  • 62': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Foul by Ross Stewart (Southampton).
  • 64': Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.
  • 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  • 68': Penalty Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 68': Penalty conceded by Jan Bednarek (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 68': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Penalty saved. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 71': Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 73': Goal! Southampton 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
  • 75': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 76': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
  • 76': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Goal! Southampton 0, Aston Villa 2. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  • 81': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  • 81': Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ryan Manning.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
  • 85': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
  • 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Morgan Rogers.
  • 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Matty Cash.
  • 86': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 86': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 88': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Substitution, Southampton. Jay Robinson replaces Mateus Fernandes.
  • 89': Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces Amadou Onana.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Penalty Aston Villa. John McGinn draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Jack Stephens (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+4': Penalty saved. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Southampton 0, Aston Villa 3. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Robinson.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Southampton 0, Aston Villa 3.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
14 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 7
60.1 Possession 39.9
25 SHOTS 7
10 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
497 Accurate Passes 307
537 Passes 354
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 2
30 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.1
20 Long Balls 49
14 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 10
25 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 11
19 Effective Clearances 37
19 Clearances 37

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,673

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 32 +43 76
2 Arsenal 32 +30 63
3 Newcastle United 32 +21 59
4 Nottingham Forest 32 +13 57
Full Table

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (3-4-3)

No. Name
30 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
5 Jack Stephens
6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis Yellow Card
26 Lesley Ugochukwu
18 Mateus Fernandes Yellow Card
3 Ryan Manning
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
32 Paul Onuachu
20 Kamaldeen Sulemana
19 Cameron Archer

AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
22 Ian Maatsen
2 Matty Cash
21 Marco Asensio
8 Youri Tielemans
24 Amadou Onana
9 Marcus Rashford
41 Jacob Ramsey
27 Morgan Rogers

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